Air pollution cutting Canadian life expectancy by more than 3 months, study claims

Air pollution is cutting Canadian life expectancy by more than three months, a new study claims. The annual State of Global Air report, published Wednesday by the U.S.-based Health Effects Institute and the University of British Columbia, cites air pollution as the fifth leading cause of early death worldwide - responsible for more deaths than malaria, road accidents, malnutrition or alcohol. An interactive map shows years of life expectancy lost to air pollution in Canada as 0.2631. “Air